Shoe construction



Sept. 8, 1925. 1,552,528

N. K. WINSTON SHOE CONSTRUCTION Original Filed Feb. 19 1921 'iiiiiiimoam Patented Sept. 8, 1925 NORMAN K. WINSTON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHOE oons'rnnc'rron.

Application filed February 19, 1921, Serial No. 446,320. Renewed June27,1925. 7

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that Nommr: K. ti HNsToN, citizen of the United States, andresident of the city of New York, in the county of New York and State ofNew York, has invented c er vain new and useful improvements in ShoeConstruction, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shoes. One object thereof is to provide a shoeconstruction in which are provided means for re inforcing the lining ofthe quarters and adapted to serve also as a Comfortable support for thearch of the foot.

Another object is to provide a shoe con struction of the characterdescribed in which the quarter shall be made comparatively more durableat a comparatively low cost.

A further object is to provide a shoe con struction with practical,simple, means for reinforcing the quarters and supporting the arch ofthe shoe when the shoe is laced about the wearers foot, in a mannerentailing comparatively small expense of material and labor.

Other objects of this invention will be in part obvious and in parthereinafter pointed out.

The invention accordingly consists in the features of construction,combinations of elements and arrangement of parts which will beexemplified in the construction hereinafter described and of which thescope of application will be indicated in the following claims.

In the accompanying drawings, in which is shown one of various possibleillustrative embodiments of this invention,

Fig. 1 is a vertical elevation of a shoe showing an embodiment of thisinvention with the quarter portion broken away so as to show thereinforcing and arch supporting means; and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 2-2 of Fig.1.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the invention is there shown asapplied to an ordinary shoe such for example as the Goodyear welt typecomprising the inner sole 10, the outer sole 11, the welt 12, the vamp13, and the quarters 14, 15, the latter having the usual eyelet stays16. The quarters 14, 15, each comprise the outer leather portion orupper 17 and the inner fabric lining portion 18. Held between the outerleather portion 17 and the inner lining 1.8 is a reinforcing layer 19 offabric such as heavy duel; or canvas. This layer is of such width and isso located as to extend from the portion of the shoe corre vsponding tothe metatarsal region of thfoot over the instep portion to the eyeletstays of the quarters. The portions 17, 18,

and 19 may all be assembled and stitched together at the bottom bystitches 20 passing through the welt and the inner sole thus securelyfastening all of these parts .together. Parallel rows of stitches 21 arealso passed throughthe lining 18 and the reinforcing member 19 tosecurely hold the latter in place. of the inner portion of thereinforcing member 19 at the bottom thereof to the welt, lining and theouter leather portion and inner sole, when the shoe is laced up, there-' inforcing member necessarily tightens about the sides of thetransverse arch or instep of the foot providing a comfortable supportand comfortably sustaining the foot over where there is tendency to flatfootedness.

It will thus be seen that there is provided a shoe construction in whichthe several objects of this invention are achieved. and which is welladapted to meet the conditions of practical use.

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention andas various changes might be made in the embodiment above set forth, itis to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in theaccompanying drawings is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in alimiting sense.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent p 1. In a lace shoe, in combination with the innersole and quarters having an upper leather portion and an inner lining, areinforcing member comprising a continuous Thus, due to the securing Ifrom the bottom end to the upper end adjacent the eye-let stays forsecuring it to the lining.

2. A shoe embracing in its construction an upper, and its lining, and aninterposed" reintorcing member comprising a continuous layer of fiexiblematerial anchored at the shoe bottom-together with the-upper. andlining, said member having its upper edge fastened at the eyelet staysover the instep portion of the shoe and firmly secured to the lining byparallel rows of stitching.

8. In. a shoe having a bottom, an upper and a lining, reinforcing meanscomprising a continuous layer of fabric secured to the lining by a rowof stitches and secured to portion or upper, the insidelining and acontinuous layer of flexible rein-forcing fabric secured to the liningby a row of stitches and interposed between the lining and the outercover and having its opposite'en'ds securely fastened tothe shoe.

5..I'n combination with a lace shoe hav inga bottom, an upper; andalining, a reinforcing member comprising a continuous layer ot fabricextending .frointhe portion corresponding to the metatarsal region ofthe foot and over the instep between the said upper and the lining, saidmember being secured by eyelets of the shoe to the upper adjacent to theedges of the vamp, thelower endifof said member being anchored to thebottomv of the shoe and the mid-section stitched to the saidlining.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York and State of; NewYork this .18th day of February A. D. 1921.

NORMAN K. WINSTON.

